Thandiwe Newton
Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE (born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton, is a British actress.
Newton is known for starring roles such as the title character in Beloved (1998), Nyah Nordoff-Hall in Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Tiffany in Shade (2003), Dame Vaako in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Christine in Crash (2004), Linda in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), Libby in Run Fatboy Run (2007), Stella in RockNRolla (2008), Condoleezza Rice in W. (2008), Laura Wilson in 2012
Newton has received various awards, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and two Critics' Choice Awards, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, a Saturn Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to film and charity.
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Born
Nov 06, 1972
London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
50 acting
2 crew
Popularity
3.2
Known For
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
as Eshe (voice)
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006
as Linda
2012
2009
as Laura Wilson
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018
as Val
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004
as Dame Vaako
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
as Ginger (voice)
Mission: Impossible II
2000
as Nyah Hall
Anaconda
2025
as Claire Simons
Interview with the Vampire
1994
as Yvette
RocknRolla
2008
as Stella
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